Our Early Bird registration for the 2021 UW Nature & Health Conference is almost over! Register by tmrw to save $70/ticket. If you would like to attend but the fee poses a barrier, apply for a reduced rate by reaching out to us at [email protected]

Today we launched the Australian COVID-19 Modelling Initiative auscmi.org. It aims to "make COVID-19 modelling more transparent and accessible for the public and policy makers". Please use and share

Awesome opportunity for those interested in #teachingjobs University of Melbourne Green Infrastructure Research Group #urban #trees #forests. Great people, beautiful country #Australia jobs.unimelb.edu.au/ci/en/job/9064…

Calling people in Australia with children aged 5-18 years. Please take this survey to help us understand how families use tech to keep track of each other. Please share! Thanks 😊

Don't miss our talk at #ISA2021, #ISAVirtual2021 via #Whova, #trees on #private #urban #land

The SFU Health Sciences is seeking a Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Environmental Health Inequities to develop an independent and robust research program in Environmental Justice. Apply by Jan. 14th! Details ➡️ bit.ly/3ETNVoa

Hiring Ph.D. Student Fall 2022 – Digital Cartography and Data Visualization applied to social and health disparities, University of Connecticut. If interested and want to know more, contact at [email protected].

Re-upping this thread of geospatial teaching resources I’ve developed that are free to use. Especially for those who are likely teaching online next semester, and about to crack. This can get you through 3-4 weeks of teaching!

You guys @NewfieMapper found the best wordle adaptation! WORLDle !!! Identify the country just based on its boundaries. worldle.teuteuf.fr

New paper out: in this paper we combined #PPGIS, Activity spaces, and accelerometer data to study Children's physical activity and active travel in Tāmaki Makaurau/#Auckland, Aotearoa NZ. Melody Smith Erika Ikeda Suzanne Mavoa free open access: doi.org/10.1080/147332…

You can now access #Kenya county profiles showing trends of child mortality & its determinants synthesised from our previoulsy published papers. #spatial Profiles are hosted at Ministry of Health #Health & research observatory portal khro.health.go.ke/#/research_dev… under health research tab

The latest findings from #HealthNuts offer further clues to the role of the environment in the development of food allergy. Suzanne Mavoa Population Allergy Group, MCRI Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)

This study by @JonOlsen_ & co is important & useful because: they measured actual use with GPS, explored natural neighbourhood space (NS) + private gardens (PG), employed a range of buffers, used a large dataset of children on the cusp of independent mobility. A few takeaways 1/7

Technology has contributed to ecosystem degradation but can it now be used to help nature heal? Check our paper on existing & emerging uses of #drones in restoration ecology: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… Methods in Ecology and Evolution w/PeterAHarrison Suzanne Mavoa Martin Breed #GenerationRestoration 🌳🦠🐨

Hot off the press! New article in The The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand on how #remotesensing & #genomics can support holistic approaches to ecosystem restoration. Incl. new review + research w/Martin Breed Suzanne Mavoa PeterAHarrison jakkimohr. Ed: Anthea Batsakis 🧬🛰🌳🪲🦠🐻🦅🐸 theconversation.com/amp/drones-and…

New review paper focusing on publication bias concludes that “true” neighborhood effects might be overestimated and health research shows greater publication bias than human geography and general social science.

What is a health-promoting neighbourhood from kids' perspectives? @TiffWill_tweets' new paper explores how kids perceive health & health promoting neighbourhoods, with Kim Ward @EgliVictoria @nurseDrTC Tessa Pocock, & Sandy Mandic: mdpi.com/2012950 IJERPH

Have you ever felt good mentally after a dose of gardening? Here is new research to prove it wasn't in your head. New paper published in Journal of Environmental Psychology proving gardening is good for mental wellbeing & life satisfaction. Please read: authors.elsevier.com/a/1gm5yzzKDIKLV

ナマケモノはその一生のほとんどを、4インチの鉤爪でぶら下がり、逆さまになって過ごします。 睡眠、食事、交尾、そして出産もこの姿勢です。